†Mylacanthus spinosus Stensiö 1921 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Full reference: E. A. Stensiö. 1921. Triassic Fishes from Spitzbergen, Part I 1-307
Belongs to Mylacanthus according to E. A. Stensiö 1921
See also Forey 1998 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxon: Mylacanthus lobatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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